Bergeijk | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Bergeijk in a municipal map of North Brabant |
Coordinates: | 51.3167°N 26°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | CDA |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Arinda Callewaert |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 32 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 5560–5575 |
Area Code: | 040, 0497 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Bergeijk (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /bɛrɣˈɛik/) (Brabantian: Bérgààjk) is a municipality and town in southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of NaNBergeijk}} and had a population of in . It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Cooperative (Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven).
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[3]
Bergeijk has traditionally been an agricultural area, but tourism and recreation are steadily gaining importance. Among the facilities in the municipality of Bergeijk is a bungalow park in the village Westerhoven.
Bergeijk is known in the Netherlands as a Rietveld village, for its architecture by De Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld, and for a program on national radio: Radio Bergeijk, a parody on local radio.
Topographic map of the municipality of Bergeijk, June 2015.